Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Fox News that the U.S. beef supply is “at its lowest already in 75 years” and warned prices are “very high for that reason.” She also cautioned that a screwworm outbreak could further strain the market and “make it harder to get good prices for beef.”

The farm economy is suffering while our competitors supplant the United States in the biggest soybean import market in the world,” one agricultural trade group said.

The Fresno Bee Editorial Board says the agriculture secretary has plenty to learn about California’s $61.2 billion agricultural industry.